Asteroids named after people called Baptiste
👶 Baptiste as a baby name
Jean-Baptiste de Boyer Marquis d´Argens (1703-1771) was a French writer and freethinker who spent 25 years at the court of Frederick II. There he wrote his 18-volume Correspondence philosophique, which helped spread the ideas of the Enlightenment.Discovered 26 September 1989 by E. W. Elst, La Silla
Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632-1687), an Italian-French composer, created a very lively style of composition by introducing quicker dances such as the bourrée, gavotte and gigue into his ballets. A beautiful example of his music is La Marche des Combattans.Discovered 2 February 1992 by E. W. Elst, La Silla
The dramatic poet Jean-Baptiste Racine (1639-1699) was the uncontested master of French classicism. The unforgettable characters of his plays suffer from feelings of incompleteness in a world of passionate self-interest. The name was suggested by R. Josse.Discovered 15 November 1990 by E. W. Elst, La Silla
Jean-Baptiste Loeillet (or L'Oeillet) is the name of two different composers, who were both born in Ghent (1680, 1688). They lived for some time in London and composed 36 beautiful sonatas for harpsichord and flute. J.-B. Loeillet II died in London in 1730.Discovered 26 August 1987 by E. W. Elst, La Silla
Jean-Baptiste de Lesseps (1766-1834), a French diplomat and writer, was a member of the scientific expedition of La Pérouse. Reaching the port of Avatcha (Kamchatka) on 1787 Sept. 30, he was transported over land by horses and sledges to get the reports of the voyage so far to Paris. This took him more than one year.Discovered 15 April 1996 by E. W. Elst, La Silla
Édouard Jean-Baptiste Goursat (1858–1936) made contributions to many areas of mathematical analysis. He was associated with several French universities and was regarded as an outstanding teacher. His monumental Cours d'analyse mathématique (1900–1910) was used by generations of students.Discovered 23 August 1998 by P. G. Comba, Prescott
Jean-Baptiste Vincent (b. 1983) is a Researcher at the DLR Institute of Planetary Research, Berlin, Germany. He is a planetary scientist studying the formation and evolution of asteroids and comets through their surface properties and activity from ground-based observations and space missions.Discovered 22 September 2001 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
Jean-Baptiste Marquette (b. 1956) is a retired French astrophysicist who worked in laboratory astrochemistry related to the synthesis of complex molecules in dense interstellar clouds, awarded by the CNRS bronze medal in 1985. He joined the EROS-2 and PLANET microlensing collaborations to probe the Galactic halo and to discover exoplanets.Discovered 21 April 1998 by ODAS, Caussols
Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau (1725-1807), was commander of the French Expeditionary Force supporting the American revolution. French and American troops marched from Newport, Rhode Island to Yorktown, Virginia for the decisive battle, a route now designated as a National Historic Trail.Discovered 29 September 1987 by E. Bowell, Anderson Mesa
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